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• Air pollution fears see demand for diesel cars fall by fifth

  05-06-2017 18:36
  
  Diesel sales in May are down 20% with industry insiders blaming lack of government clarity for consumer uncertaintyDemand for new diesel cars plummeted by a fifth last month amid rising concerns over air pollution. Approximately 81,500 new diesel cars were registered in the UK in May, down 20% on the same month last year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. This represented a fall in market share from 50% to 43.7%. Related: Thousands of British children exposed to illega
  
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• Travel disruption warning as London Bridge station reopens

  05-06-2017 09:07
  
  Commuters told to use alternative routes as mainline and underground stations reopen after attack on Saturday night
  • London attack - live updates
  • What we know so farLondon Bridge mainline and underground stations have reopened as the cordon surrounding the scene of Saturday’s attack was reduced.On Monday morning, Network Rail said London Bridge station was fully open and trains were able to run normally to and from it. The station had been closed all Sunday in the aftermath of
  
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• 'We are being punished for having bus passes': Bridgwater bus users hit out at timetable changes

  05-06-2017 02:00 via bridgwatermercury.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A GROUP of elderly bus users say they are being 'punished for having bus passes' as the Buses of Somerset push through new timetables.
  
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• Volvo designing self-driving rubbish truck

  05-06-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Volvo Group and Renova are working on a truck that follows the bin man along the street as he goes from house to house, meaning he doesn't need to constantly hop in and out or have a separate driver.
  
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• Tram bosses ignored cycle safety advice subscription

  05-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Road safety campaigners have said the company behind Edinburghs tram project should have heeded advice to segregate cyclists from tram tracks before the network was built.
  
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• Train which runs on virtual railway track unveiled in China

  05-06-2017 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The Autonomous Rapid Transit (Art), which was unveiled in the city of Zhuzhou on 2 June, is around 30metres long and is fitted with sensors that detect the dimensions of the road.
  
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• Tony Lodge: For this manifesto transport pledge to deliver, we need more railway competition

  05-06-2017 02:00 via conservativehome.com
  Conservative Party - Tony Lodge is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies and author of Rails Second Chanceputting competition back on track.
  
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• This is the ultimate London Underground map

  05-06-2017 02:00 via indy100.com
  
  The Independent - A beautifully detailed map of the London Underground and rail services across Greater London is the only map you will ever need.
  
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• Security is top priority says airport's new boss

  05-06-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - THE new chief executive of Leeds Bradford Airport has reassured passengers safety is paramount after the Manchester terror bombing and a bomb scare at the site itself.
  
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• Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary's paper profit from share options tops £40m after low-cost airline's shares soar

  05-06-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Ryanair boss Michael OLeary is sitting on a potential 50m (£44m) paper profit following the airlines shares soaring last week.
  
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• London Overground Barking-Gospel Oak line to close for eight consecutive weekends due to late running works

  05-06-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A commuter rail line will be closed for eight consecutive weekends due to late running work on a £130 million upgrade.
  
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• London Bridge underground station open but bridge remains closed to pedestrians and traffic

  05-06-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - London Bridge underground station will reopen and operate as normal on Monday after being shut on Sunday following the attacks on pedestrians in the area on Saturday night.
  
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• London Bridge attack: Uber will refund journeys of people caught up in terror after surge pricing backlash

  05-06-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Uber has said it will be refunding passengers who were caught up in the terror attack in London Bridge on Saturday night.Many people were left stranded in central London with public transport in the area closed down. Uber drew criticism from for so-called surge pricing, increasing the price by more than twice the normal fare in some instances due to the increased demand.
  
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• Lollipop patrol cuts put pupils at risk subscription

  05-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Schools in Scotland have lost dozens of lollipop men and women in the past five years.
  
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• LETTER: Two bus shelters in just 18 months

  05-06-2017 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - I live in Eastfield Road near Peterborough Regional College and about two-and-a-half years ago the council erected a new metal bus shelter just outside our fence.
  
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• ITM Power PLC Positive contract and bus refueling activity update

  05-06-2017 02:00 via directorstalkinterviews.com
  Other News Sources - Since the ITM Power Plc (LON:ITM) announcement on April 18th 2017, the pipeline of contracted projects, and projects in the final stages of contract negotiation, has increased by £2.8m to £27.2m, with £23m signed.
  
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• How Cambridge's Station Road has changed over the years

  05-06-2017 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - This is how Cambridges Station Road looked back in 1963
  
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• Heathrow plan to build bridges to support third runway

  05-06-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- The plan, presented at an engineering conference, will see one bridge support a stretch of the two-mile runway while two thinner bridges would support taxiways for planes.
  
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• Heathrow airport eyes a series of "viaducts" over the M25 as a simpler solution to its £17bn third runway

  05-06-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Heathrow Airport is considering plans to construct its third runway across a series of viaducts that would cross above the M25.
  
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• Cyclists divided over whether helmets should be compulsory

  05-06-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - CYCLE helmets can save livesbut should their use be made compulsory?
  
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• Britons believe driverless future is on the way to our cities

  05-06-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Britains transport authorities may be struggling with regulation of online taxi firms like Uber, but Britons themselves are ready to go a step further and embrace a driverless future, a new survey shows.
  
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• British Airways in talks with Capita to offload call centres in Manchester and Newcastle

  05-06-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - British Airways is in talks with Capita to outsource two of its call centres in Manchester and Newcastle in a bid to cut costs.
  
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• Bee tram tribute to Manchester spirit after Arena attack

  05-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The worker bee has become a symbol of solidarity in Manchester since the terror attack in the city.
  
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• BA set to lose its four-star quality rating

  05-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - In a new humiliation, the boss of research firm Skytrax said the UK's flagship carrier British Airways now compares unfavourably with the state-backed Russian airline.
  
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• BA owners board does not get IT subscription

  05-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The owner of British Airways is facing criticism for not having enough board-level IT expertise after a computer glitch disrupted the journeys of about 75,000 passengers and cost the company an estimated £150 million.
  
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• Alstom unveils cantilever mechanism

  05-06-2017 02:00 via machinery-market.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Alstom (www.alstom.com) unveiled its new CLever cantilever for the UK rail network at Railtex, the international exhibition of rail equipment, systems and services, which was held in Birmingham last month.
  
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• Alphabet arm Waymo tests self-driving trucks

  05-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Uber rival enters race to produce autonomous technology for the vehicles
  
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